Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Vote of no confidence in Cayman government passed


A motion of no confidence in the Cayman Islands government was passed yesterday in the Legislative Assembly, with 11 supporting the motion, and only 3 opposing. The no confidence motion was proposed after Bush refused to resign following his arrest and release on police bail on corruption charges, even after he had been called upon to do so by members of his own United Democratic Party
The issue has split the UDP with a small number of his colleagues publicly backing the beleaguered Premier, but, as yesterday’s voting shows, he has lost the confidence of at least some of his colleagues and a split has opened up in the party, making its government untenable.

At the beginning of the debate, Bush and 3 UDP colleagues expressed their split from the remainder of the party by crossing the floor of the house.  Bush himself did not speak in the proceedings and abstained from voting.

He is expected to meet with the Governor to discuss what to do now – a difficult meeting no doubt, given the fact that Bush has very publicly called the Governor the “enemy” and accused him of being behind a “vindictive witch hunt”.

It would appear that an election is inevitable.

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